It is with great pleasure that I forward you the link to CNA ChinaStudies' latest conference report: Military Confidence Building Measuresin the Taiwan Strait.

Since the inauguration of Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwan's s president in May2008, relations between Taipei and Beijing have improved at a rapidpace. The resumption of quasi-official talks between the two sides ofthe Strait has led to a series of landmark agreements. Among otherpromising results, the commencement of direct flights, shipping, andpostal services have been important steps toward reconciliation.Nevertheless, officials and scholars on both sides of the Straitrecognize that progress has thus far been limited to relatively easyissues and that addressing such delicate, yet critical, topics assovereignty and military deployments will require a prolonged period oftime and greater political trust.

To better understand how officials and experts on both sides of theStrait are thinking about pursuing military CBMs and creatingappropriate conditions for cross-Strait discussions of CBMs, a CNA-leddelegation visited Taipei and Beijing December 24-28, 2009. Thisconference discussed the findings of the trip, including recommendationsfor how Taiwan, Mainland China, and the United States can further createan environment that is favorable to establishing military CBMs. Itprovided a venue for informed specialists and U.S. government officialsto discuss the measures and the implications for the United States.

You can access the report, on the CNA China Studies publications pageat: http://www.cna.org/international/china/publications.aspx. We hopeyou will find this report useful.

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